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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of Parks and Wildlife Department land for carbon |
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sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.032(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the game, |
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fish, and water safety account all revenue, less allowable costs, |
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from the following sources: |
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(1) all types of fishing licenses and stamps and |
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shrimping licenses; |
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(2) all types of hunting licenses and stamps; |
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(3) trapping licenses and other licenses relating to |
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the taking, propagation, and sale of fur-bearing animals or their |
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pelts; |
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(4) sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell; |
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(5) oyster bed rentals and permits; |
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(6) federal funds received for fish and wildlife |
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research, management, development and conservation, resource |
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protection, and law enforcement, unless the funds are received for |
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the specific purposes of Subchapter F, Chapter 77; |
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(7) sale of property, less advertising costs, |
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purchased from this account or a special fund or account that is now |
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part of this account; |
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(8) fines and penalties collected for violations of a |
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law pertaining to the protection and conservation of wild birds, |
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wild fowl, wild animals, fish, shrimp, oysters, game birds and |
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animals, fur-bearing animals, alligators, and any other wildlife |
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resources of this state; |
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(9) sale of rough fish by the department; |
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(10) fees for importation permits; |
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(11) fees from supplying fish for or placing fish in |
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water located on private property; |
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(12) sale of seized pelts; |
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(13) sale or lease of grazing rights to and the |
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products from game preserves, sanctuaries, and management areas; |
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(14) contracts for the removal of fur-bearing animals |
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and reptiles from wildlife management areas; |
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(15) vessel registration fees; |
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(16) vessel manufacturer or dealer licensing fees; |
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(17) fines or penalties imposed by a court for |
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violation of water safety laws contained in Chapter 31 of this code; |
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(18) alligator hunter's or alligator buyer's licenses; |
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(19) sale of alligators or any part of an alligator by |
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the department; |
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(20) fees and revenue collected under Section |
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11.027(b) or (c) of this code that are associated with the |
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conservation of fish and wildlife; |
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(21) fees related to cultivated oyster mariculture; |
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(22) vessel and outboard motor titling fees; |
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(23) participation fees collected under Section |
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43.976; [and] |
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(24) money received by the department from carbon |
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sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects described by |
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Section 11.302(b)(1); and |
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(25) any other source provided by law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.035(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the state |
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parks account all revenue, less allowable costs, received from the |
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following sources: |
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(1) grants or operation of concessions in state parks |
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or fishing piers; |
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(2) publications on state parks, state historic sites, |
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or state scientific areas; |
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(3) fines or penalties received from violations of |
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regulations governing parks issued pursuant to Subchapter B, |
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Chapter 13; |
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(4) fees and revenue collected under Section 11.027(b) |
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or (c) that are associated with state park lands; |
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(5) credits made to the department under Section |
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151.801, Tax Code, in an amount not to exceed the amount of the tax |
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proceeds allocated by the legislature to the account under Section |
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151.801(c-1), Tax Code, to be used only for the purposes provided by |
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that section; [and] |
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(6) money received by the department from carbon |
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sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects described by |
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Section 11.302(b)(2); and |
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(7) any other source provided by law. |
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SECTION 3. The heading to Subchapter L, Chapter 11, Parks |
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and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER L. USE [GRANT OR LEASE] OF DEPARTMENT LAND |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter L, Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 11.302 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.302. CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND SIMILAR ECOSYSTEM |
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SERVICES PROJECTS. (a) The department may enter into an agreement |
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with a public or private entity for the purpose of developing a |
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nature-based carbon sequestration or similar ecosystem services |
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project on department land. |
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(b) Money received by the department from a carbon |
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sequestration or similar ecosystem services project under this |
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section shall be deposited: |
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(1) to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety |
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account, if the project is located on land primarily used for game |
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or fish conservation, protection, or management; and |
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(2) to the credit of the state parks account, if the |
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project is located on land primarily used for parks, recreation, or |
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historic sites. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |